Nyasoko Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyasoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyasoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4451:103,7759,011
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyasoko (11) may also be a first name.

Nyasoko Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyasoko Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nyasoko has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyasoko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 491,125th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname Nyasoko occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyasoko reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyasoko is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 103,775. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 44 percent reside, Migori County, where 34 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Nyasoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyasoko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyasoka86329/
Nyazoko8655/
Nyasako8611/
Nyachoko804/
Nyazooko804/
Njasokoi801/
Nyasaka71432/
Nyasuka71288/
Nyazoka711/
Nyatsaka6710/
Nyassaka672/
Nyashuka671/
Njassakoi631/
Nyaashuka631/
Nyazuka5717/
Niasaka571/
Nyazeuka531/
Gnossouka501/
Gnaciuska501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyasoko
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